Where does “hazardzistka” come from?
hazardzistka (Polish) comes from Polish hazardzista, from Polish hazard, from French hasard, from Old French hasart, from Arabic زهر, from Arabic ه, from Arabic كَهْرَبَاء, from Persian کهربا — to see; to look.
hazardzistka (Polish): gambler
Definitions
- gambler
Ancestry of “hazardzistka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | hazardzista | gambler |
| 2 | Polish | hazard | gambling; race condition |
| 3 | French | hasard | chance; a coincidence; hazard |
| 4 | Old French | hasart | hazard; a score of six in a game of hazard; risk;... |
| 5 | Arabic | زهر | to shine, to be radiant, to give light; flowers;... |
| 6 | Arabic | ه | him, his, it, its; AH; Banū Ṭayyiʾ form of أَ |
| 7 | Arabic | كَهْرَبَاء | electricity |
| 8 | Persian | کهربا | amber |
| 9 | Persian | کاه | chaff; straw; hay |
| 10 | Persian | کاستن | to decrease |
| 11 | Proto-Iranian | kas- | to be small, diminish, lessen |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |